Watch-case



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WATCH CASE.

No. 363,817. Patented May 31, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES K. GILES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WATCH-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part. of Letters Patent N0. 363,817, dated May 31, 1887.

Serial No. 184,533. (Modehl To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES K. GiLE-s, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin W'atch-Oases, which is fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which.

' Figure 1 represents a face view of a hunter watch-case embodying my improvements, aportion oft-he same being broken away to show the construction; Fig. 2, a sectional view of the same, taken on the line arm of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a sectional view of the ring-center detached; Fig. 4, a view, partly in section, of the cup shaped case-body detached 5 and Fig. 5, a sectional view taken on the line a 00 of Fig. 4.

Like letters refer to like parts in all the figu res of the drawings.

My invention relates to watch-eases, either hunter or open-face, and pertains more particularly to the construction ofthe center, back and front caps, and case-lining, the object'being to produce a dust-proof case, substantially as hereinafter described.

The presentinvention is in the nature of an improvement upon the invention set forth in an application filed by :me October 22, 1885, Serial No. 180,674.

I will now proceed to describe in detail one way in which I have practically carried out my invention, and will then point out specifically in the claims the particular features which I believe to be new and desire to pro tect by Letters Patent.

In the drawings, A represents the case-body, which is cup-shaped, theanuular body a and the back cap, a, being constructed in a single piece, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawin s.

about midway the case-body is provided on its external portion with a horizontal flange, a", which provides a seat for the ring-center B, which is applied to the portion of the body in front of this flange. The center may be applied to the casebody by slipping it upon the latter, it being made to fit tightly thereon; or the two parts may be threaded, in which case the center is turned upon the body until it is properly seated against the flange. This latg ter construction I deem preferable, and it is l the one which I have shown in the drawings. The center-portion of the case-body is cutaway at its upper edge, as shown at a forming a seat or groove in the said case-body, for the purposes hereinafter described.

The case-center .3- is provided at its upper edge with an inwardly-projecting flange, b, as shown in detail in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. This flange projects over the upper edge of the case-body A, which abuts against the same when in place, the said flange covering and concealing the upper edge of the casebody, and at the same time forming, in conjunction with the cut-away portion a on the interior of the case-body, a seat for the catch and lifting springs, which may be secured therein in the usual manner. The front cap, (3, is hinged to the asecenter to complete the outer case, as in my other application hereinbefore specified.

E represents a case-lining, which is constructed as in my application hereinbelore specified, being provided with the out-swingmargin, and with the crystal-bezel G and crystal g snapped into position on its upper edge and projecting somewhat beyond the same. In this construction the edge of the said bezel will rcst upon the flange b of the case-center B, and thus support the case-lining and its contents. These parts may be secured in position in the ease proper in any suitable manner, the winding-stein, in case the watch is a stem-winder, assisting to hold any position. It will be observed that in this construction the case-liningandits movement-holding ring, together with the crystal-bezel and crystal, will form a complete-box, inclosing the movement independent of the case, which box may be readily placed in position from the front of the case and as readily removed. When removed, however, the flange b of the case-center will cover the upper edge of the case-body, and will thereby conceal it from view, giving the ease center and body the appearance of being constructed in a single piece.

It is obvious that various modifications in the details of construction set forth and shown in the drawings may be made without depart ing from the principle of my invention. For

ing movement-holding ring F, hinged to its IOO instance, although I have shown myimprovement as embodied in a hunter-case watch, it is obvious that itis equally applicable to an openface watch, the alterations necessary being sufficiently obvious without a detailed descrip tion. Itherefore do notwish to be understood as limiting myself strictly to the precise details hereinbefore described, and shown in the d rawlugs.

Having thus described myinventiomwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A cupshaped ease-bod y having an exte rior horizontal flange some distance back of its front edge, in combination with airing-center applied to the front portion of the ease-body, seated on the flange and secured to the body, and provided with an inwardly.- projecting flange at its upper edge to cover the upper edge of the ease-body, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. The cup'shaped case-bod y A, provided with an externally-horizontal flange, a", and threaded in front of said flange, in combination with the internally-threaded ring-center B, provided with the inwardlyprojecting flange b, substantially as and for the purposes specified. a

4. The combination, with the case-body A,

having flangea", andthe center B, having flange b, of the lining E, provided with movementholding ring F and erystal'bezel G, the said ease-lining being adapted to fit within the casebody A with the projecting bezel G resting upon the flange b, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

CHARLES K. GILES.

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